◇ image via WikipediaJohn Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane Quartet is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lester Young, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker, Jimmy Heath and Coleman Hawkins. Those roots explain a lot about how John Coltrane Quartet arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Miles Davis, Hank Mobley, Wayne Shorter, Bill Evans and Ornette Coleman, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ravi, Miles Davis and Alice Coltrane, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around John Coltrane Quartet, reaching back through Lester Young and forward to Ravi. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
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John Coltrane Quartet connections
John Coltrane Quartet grew out of Lester Young, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker and Jimmy Heath, shares an orbit with Miles Davis, Hank Mobley, Wayne Shorter and Bill Evans, went on to shape Ravi, Miles Davis and Alice Coltrane. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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